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Happy SysAdmin Day (despite the pay)

Today is System Administrator Appreciation Day, but the IT workers who keep corporate desktops, servers and networks running don't have much to celebrate.
Gartner: CIOs Should Plan for Recession No. 2

Gartner says CIOs should develop a list of IT projects that could be postponed or canceled -- if there's a second recession in the next 12 to 18 months.
IBM's new mainframe, the zEnterprise 196, is a leviathan

Every new IBM mainframe says something about the times we live in, and today's latest mainframe release is no different. Thus, the zEnterprise system has become a cross-platform management system, a sovereign of other systems.
How to control costs by aligning applications with business objectives

Virtually every employee, process and transaction depends on an overly complex business application environment that has grown organically over the decades with no overarching strategy. The environment is populated by aging applications whose ownership, management and user base can be hard to identify. Sometimes these applications are serving inefficient processes that don't meet business demands. And all of this is managed by an already overwhelmed technology staff.
The world's most unusual outsourcing destination

Think of North Korea, and repression, starvation and military provocation are probably the first things that come to mind. But beyond the geopolitical posturing, North Korea has also been quietly building up its IT industry.
Identity management top security priority in Gartner survey

"The No.1 priority is now identity and access management,” says Gartner research director Vic Wheatman, noting the analysis is based on a close look at what IT security professionals at 308 companies are telling Gartner about their overall information spending and specific IT security projects.
8 trends driving IT job growth, salaries

Will job prospects for U.S. IT professionals fare better or worse for the rest of 2010? It's hard to tell from the latest economic and employment data being released by IT career experts.
HP upgrades IT management tools

Updated versions of HP Service Manager and HP Configuration Management System aim to help enterprise IT departments handle incidents more quickly and operate more efficiently.
Microsoft pushes ADFS 2.0, federated identity for cloud security

At its TechEd conference, Microsoft is pushing Active Directory Federation Services (ADFS) as the foundation for identity in cloud computing environments.
Europe fines nine chipmakers €331M over price fixing

European antitrust regulators fined nine semiconductor manufacturers more than €331 million (US$404 million) on Wednesday following a years-long investigation into price fixing in the market for DRAM memory chips.
IT spending to rise 4.1% in 2010, Gartner says

Worldwide IT spending across all industry markets will rise 4.1% this year, surpassing $2.4 trillion for all of 2010, Gartner is predicting.
CIOs ceding power to CFOs, survey finds

CFOs are the top IT investment decision maker more often than CIOs are, according to new research from Gartner.
Infoblox buys out Netcordia in network management union

Infoblox acquires Netcordia in a move the companies say will enable closed-loop management and automation of change and configuration across network devices.
Crazy-but-true stories from the tech trenches

Readers share their professional tech experiences in InfoWorld's Off the Record blog
Beware the black market rising for IP addresses

IPv4 depletion is happening faster than expected; a black market could jump the price of an Internet presence
HP-Palm buy FAQ

What are the financial basics of this deal?
High-tech employment grows

Employment is on the rise for U.S. electrical engineers and computer professionals, according to IEEE-USA.
Credit Suisse boosts IT staff numbers

Investment bank Credit Suisse has increased its workforce by 1,600, including IT staff, since the beginning of last year - as it turned in an increased profit.
Top tech professionals eye the US for jobs

Nearly a quarter (23 percent) of technology professionals would like to work in the States, according to new research.
Arizona's new 'papers, please' law may hurt H-1B workers

Arizona's controversial new immigration could lead to arrests of legal H-1B workers, and prompt some tech firms to re-think whether to locate in the state.
Wipro posts strong outsourcing revenue growth

Wipro reported on Friday a strong growth in its IT services revenue for the quarter ended March 31, indicating that it is benefiting from a recovery in demand for offshore IT services.
Veeam launches management tool

Veeam has launched new software that will enable enterprises using Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager (SCVMM) with automated problem resolution for their VMware environments.
Cheating vs. collaboration: It's a fine line for computer science students

Our recent article entitled "Why computer science students cheat" hit a raw nerve for undergraduates, software professionals and hiring executives.
City University calls for creative future leaders

City University London is launching a new Masters degree for professionals who have some management experience, but want to climb further up the ladder by encouraging innovation.
Why computer science students cheat

Enrollment in undergraduate computer science courses is at an all-time high at colleges nationwide. But this trend that's been hailed by the U.S. tech industry has a dark side: a disproportionate number of students taking these courses are caught cheating.

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